A cellist who has achieved international acclaim – including performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – played to Benenden students and later a sell-out audience at Hemsted Park on Friday (15 November). Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed for more than 550 music-lovers at Benenden School’s stunning venue along with award-winning Harry Baker on […]

Benenden Sixth Formers were delighted to hear from travel writer, author and filmmaker Simon Parker last week, who reflected on his extraordinary life and career as part of the School’s speaker series. Arriving in time to chat to students over a delicious Benenden supper, Mr Parker took to the Theatre stage to discuss his journey […]

Over the Half Term break, four students in the Upper Fifth (Year 11) travelled to China to spend time at Benenden Bilingual School Guangzhou (BBSG). The students immersed themselves in the life of the school, attending lessons in Mandarin and working closely with the younger students. At the weekend and in the evenings, they were […]

Benenden’s Careers Department took a?group of Upper Fourths (Year 8s) and Lower Fifths (Year 9s) to an NHS careers event at Maidstone Hospital. More than 100 students from local schools also attended, making it a highly engaging and educational experience for all involved. The morning was divided into three rotations, starting with a bustling careers fair […]

Congratulations to Toni in Fifth on being chosen as our Poet Laureate for the 2024-2025 academic year. The role includes many aspects of being a literary ambassador including organising open mic events in the fiction library, writing commissioned poetry for major School events and receiving one-to-one mentoring from Ms Morley, our School Librarian and an […]

We are delighted to announce that Benenden has been named as one of the world’s top schools in the 2024 Schools Index by Carfax Education, and one of the top 25 British schools. Collated by experts on the ground across the globe, the Schools Index is the most comprehensive global private schools list available. Benenden […]